Conservative NYT Columnist David Brooks Calls for ‘National Civic Uprising’ to Defeat Trumpism – Complete With ‘Mass Rallies, Strikes’ – It’s time for a comprehensive national civic uprising. It’s time for Americans in universities, law, business, nonprofits and the scientific community, and civil servants and beyond to form one coordinated mass movement. Trump is about power. The only way he’s going to be stopped is if he’s confronted by some movement that possesses rival power. https://www.mediaite.com/trump/conservative-nyt-columnist-david-brooks-calls-for-national-civic-uprising-to-defeat-trumpism-complete-with-mass-rallies-strikes/
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Are tariffs breaking up Trump’s working-class coalition? A large share of the country still seems to view the Republican Party as the party of the people. Nearly two weeks since his “Liberation Day” tariff announcements, President Donald Trump has roundly lost the majority of the American public’s support. According to polling, his chaotic trade policy has hammered trust in his economic stewardship, his economic approval ratings are tanking, and his overall popularity continues to slide. https://www.vox.com/politics/409112/trump-tariff-working-class-party-democrats-brand-coalition
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‘Everything’s on the table’: Wall Street may be next battle in Trump v. China war: Such a move could come at a precarious moment. The markets have already been rattled by the trade war, and mass delistings could shock investors even more. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/trump-tariffs-trade-china-wall-street-00291026
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Republicans reconsider their commitment to tax cuts for the rich in Trump agenda bill: The unexpected debate has emerged as GOP lawmakers look for ways to pay for their massive budget bill and as the party’s electoral coalition shifts. In a twist, members of the GOP are debating whether to allow tax rates to go up on top earners when major parts of the 2017 tax law expire at the end of this year as part of a massive bill to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-reconsider-commitment-tax-cuts-rich-trump-agenda-bill-rcna201167
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Bannon’s Rage at Musk Suddenly Goes Nuclear as MAGA Meltdown Worsens: As the war between Steve Bannon and Elon Musk intensifies, a leading Never Trump writer explains what all this says about the horrors that Trump-MAGA have in store for us – and how Dems can fight back. https://newrepublic.com/article/190133/bannons-rage-musk-suddenly-goes-nuclear-maga-meltdown-worsens
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Elon Musk’s Critics Stripped of Verification Badge After Publicly Challenging Billionaire: ‘The Beginning Stages of Censorship’: Several conservative critics of billionaire Trump surrogate Elon Musk were stripped of their verification badges on X, Thursday after publicly challenging Musk’s stance on immigration. https://www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-musks-critics-stripped-of-verification-badge-after-publicly-challenging-billionaire-the-beginning-stages-of-censorship/
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The Walmart Effect: New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer – even taking into account its famous low prices. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/walmart-prices-poverty-economy/681122/
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‘Crazy worked just fine the first time’: Why some Republicans see Trump’s imperialist musings as an act of negotiation. ‘Crazy worked just fine the first time’: Why some Republicans see Trump’s imperialist musings as an act of negotiation.: Since his November victory, the president-elect has suggested the U.S. should own Greenland, annex Canada and reclaim the Panama Canal — an expansionist air he doubled down on in a spree of Truth Social posts on Christmas Day. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/26/republicans-trump-canada-greenland-negotiation-00196050
Vivek Ramaswamy Dragged After Wild Rant on How American Workers Suck: Vivek Ramaswamy thinks that tech companies are choosing foreign-born workers over American ones because our culture is too chill, too mediocre, and doesn’t uplift dorks like him enough. https://newrepublic.com/post/189681/vivek-ramaswamy-american-workers-suck-maga-reaction